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yconic is the place where you can give and get the help you need for your life as a student. To help keep our community an enjoyable, helpful and safe place for all members, please adhere to the following guidelines.

1. Be nice to people. It's okay to provide constructive criticism, but there is no need to insult other members. For example, "X major is over-saturated right now. You might have trouble finding a job" is fine. "Your major is dumb. Have fun working in fast food," is not helpful nor appropriate.

2. Ask actual questions. If you're looking for help with something, titling a thread "HELP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO" isn't going to appeal to the members that may be best suited to help you. Be specific and title your post with relevant information.

3. Don't abuse the anonymous feature by pretending to be multiple people. Surprise, surprise, we know who posts what :)

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yconic is the place where you can give and get the help you need for your life as a student. To help keep our community an enjoyable, helpful and safe place for all members, please adhere to the following guidelines.

1. Be nice to people. It's okay to provide constructive criticism, but there is no need to insult other members. For example, "X major is over-saturated right now. You might have trouble finding a job" is fine. "Your major is dumb. Have fun working in fast food," is not helpful nor appropriate.

2. Ask actual questions. If you're looking for help with something, titling a thread "HELP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO" isn't going to appeal to the members that may be best suited to help you. Be specific and title your post with relevant information.

3. Don't abuse the anonymous feature by pretending to be multiple people. Surprise, surprise, we know who posts what :)

4. Please only tag relevant interests when you create a new thread. Adding unrelated interests is unlikely to get you the help you're looking for and can frustrate other members.

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yconic is the place where you can give and get the help you need for your life as a student. To help keep our community an enjoyable, helpful and safe place for all members, please adhere to the following guidelines.

1. Be nice to people. It's okay to provide constructive criticism, but there is no need to insult other members. For example, "X major is over-saturated right now. You might have trouble finding a job" is fine. "Your major is dumb. Have fun working in fast food," is not helpful nor appropriate.

2. Ask actual questions. If you're looking for help with something, titling a thread "HELP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO" isn't going to appeal to the members that may be best suited to help you. Be specific and title your post with relevant information.

3. Don't abuse the anonymous feature by pretending to be multiple people. Surprise, surprise, we know who posts what :)

4. Please only tag relevant interests when you create a new thread. Adding unrelated interests is unlikely to get you the help you're looking for and can frustrate other members.

5. Avoid spamming. This includes replying to your own thread for the sole purpose of moving it up the discussion feed.

I'm currently taking full time classes (4 classes and 1 lab) while working 25 hours a week to support myself. It's difficult, but having worked since I was 14 or 15 it's just a part of life. I think that the time management skills gained is worth the time I'm taking from studying. It's difficult to feel like you're always double booked in various aspects in life, needing to study but being at work, or needing the money to go to school/pay rent and spending 12 hours a day on campus.
I feel as though starting a job young and not having the motivation to go to post-secondary school is more detrimental than just putting cash ahead of education. Sometimes I wonder where my education is going to get me in comparison to someone who started in the department before me because they didn't go to school, but I try to stay optimistic and hope for the best.

Personally, when I work while in school, I make sure I only do a max of 10 hours per week. That's only about 2 shifts. I find that really isn't TOO time-consuming.

Working gives you a lot of great things, money definitely being the best xP

But, you do have to weight it all out. For example, if you're aiming for scholarships that require high averages, bear in mind that work might take a toll on that. However, as long as you can maintain a good balance and make sure education is your priority (i.e. be prepared to put school over work should the choice come up), you should be fine.

i usually get about 15 hours per week....2 days during the week and once on weekends usually. i always make sure that my education comes first and when it is really dead at work, i bring my study papers down to my checkout at work xD

i have to balance 16-24 hours per week with full time school. I see it as an overall benefit because I have completely avoided student loans...However, I am having to ad a semester on to my degree because I have not had the ability to take the max courses per sem. However, working is something that adds to my life...if all i did was go to school, i think i would go crazy...plus the money thing is good too

It teaches you the value of education and money. WIthout a good education, you will be stuck working that awful part time job. Without working hard during school to pay for it, you do not realize that value of money. Education comes first but you also need work experience to learn how to communicate in the work place, do well in interviews, and work in a team setting.

I definitely disagree with having a part time job for most students because they can't manage their work load plus their school work. I think you have the rest of your life to be working so while you are in school you should enjoy it and participate in the school

I believe that working through school help with the work load that you may be face with throughout life. Many jobs involve long hours of study as well as a considerable amount of hands on activities. The important part about working throughout school is finding the perfect balance of hours work with available time for your studies.